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Boker Tan-Kri question
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Throwing knives generally have low hardness (here 4034 steel - something like 420/440A- at HRC53) in order to give more toughness, so it would probably not hold an edge as long as a "general purpose knife" but it probably has some potential as a camp knife.
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Ravaillac is right. It's probably fairly soft. You could pin some handle scales on it or do a cord wrap, sharpen it up, and use it as a regular knife, but the edge would need pretty frequent touchups. If that's not a problem for you, go for it. :thumbup:
Thank you all for the quick replies! No matter what kind of steel mine turns out to be, I plan to wrap the tang in paracord and give it a good test run. I will share the info I got on this blade:
Bokerusa.com lists this as 440 stainless steel
"The TanKri is, made from (J-2 Stainless Steel) and tempered to 53 Rockwell. This is a great compromise in tempering, flexibility and strength, allowing for edge holding capability, with minimum effort in resharpening."
http://www.throwingknives.com/tankri/tankri.htm
"The resulting solid peace of 4034-steel is 4mm thick and weights 330g. " AND
"Tip and blade are razor sharp, as the Tan-Kri is intended as a utility knife that can also be used for camping and hunting. This is not an ideal solution, as both John Bailey and Böker had to admit, because it is nearly not possible to repair dents that a thrown knife with a sharp thus thin blade can easily catch. (Not to speak from the injury potential such a tool has.) To make at least the tip more resistent, it has been cut our like a tanto knife. The blade has been shaped like a Kukri, slightly bend and front heavy. Thus the Name: Tanto and Kukri became Tan-Kri."
http://www.knifethrowing.info/tankri_starlight.html
Bokerusa.com lists this as 440 stainless steel
"The TanKri is, made from (J-2 Stainless Steel) and tempered to 53 Rockwell. This is a great compromise in tempering, flexibility and strength, allowing for edge holding capability, with minimum effort in resharpening."
http://www.throwingknives.com/tankri/tankri.htm
"The resulting solid peace of 4034-steel is 4mm thick and weights 330g. " AND
"Tip and blade are razor sharp, as the Tan-Kri is intended as a utility knife that can also be used for camping and hunting. This is not an ideal solution, as both John Bailey and Böker had to admit, because it is nearly not possible to repair dents that a thrown knife with a sharp thus thin blade can easily catch. (Not to speak from the injury potential such a tool has.) To make at least the tip more resistent, it has been cut our like a tanto knife. The blade has been shaped like a Kukri, slightly bend and front heavy. Thus the Name: Tanto and Kukri became Tan-Kri."
http://www.knifethrowing.info/tankri_starlight.html
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Hmmm...I didn't realize it had the detachable grip scales. That's pretty cool. I wonder if the ones from Boker USA come with those scales? If so, heck, I might pick one up myself. :thumbup:
